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PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION 6438 6439
OF JESSE MILES LEWIS 6440

6439
ANONYMOUS (19TH/20TH CENTURY)
Antiques and Auspicious Flowers
Ink and color on silk, an export painting
mounted, framed and glazed, depicting
various flowers in two cloisonné vases
decorated with long-tailed bird, flower,
and shou (longevity) medallion designs,
between them a ceramic water coupe
imitating carved red lacquer.
28 1/4 x 15 3/4in (71.7 x 40cm) sight

US$2,500 - 4,000

PROPERTY FROM VARIOUS OWNERS

6440
A LARGE PIECED PANEL OF EXPORT
PAINTED WALLPAPER
19th century
Painted in white and subdued colors on
the black ground of six vertical panels
that form a discontinuous composition of
One Hundred Birds perched on various
branches or a rocky ground plane; now
framed and glazed.
38 x 54 1/4in (96.5 x 138.5cm)

US$1,000 - 1,500

6441
VARIOUS ARTISTS (19TH
CENTURY/20TH CENTURY)
Three Erotic paintings
Ink and color on silk, three album leaves,
mounted, each showing a couple or a
threesome engaged in an amorous activity
in an elegantly-appointed interior (toning,
stains, abrasions.)
12 x 11 1/4in (30.5 x 28.6cm); 8 5/8 x 7
3/4in (22 x 19.7cm) [2]

US$1,000 - 1,500

6442
A BOOK ON QING DYNASTY SEALS
Republic period
A printed book reproducing parts of
the original publication titled Gugong
Baopu di yi ji (List of Treasures from the
Imperial Palace, volume 1), including
printed reproductions of photographs of
imperial seals, of two introductory texts
originally dating to Qianlong shiyi nian
(1746) and Qianlong shisan nian (1748),
and of numerous seals of various Qing
dynasty emperors and consorts; with two
additional loose leaves containing five total
seals, and one additional loose leaf with
ink inscriptions.
13 1/2 x 10in (34.3 x 25.4cm) dimensions
of the book (closed)

US$800 - 1,200

6441 6442

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